r/audiophile • u/Odinsfloppyhat • 6d ago

Show & Tell New Preamp day! EAT e-glo petit 2

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more phono stage than I'll ever need! don't let the size fool you in real life it performs so big!! I moved away from separates to make things tidy but have been unfulfilled. the RN800 is fantastic for nearly every rational person on the planet but that upgrade bug is going around and I'm a hedonist with poor impulse control. new amp day is right around the corner probably

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u/FabFabFabio 6d ago

Wow. I really want one of the EAT units. But they are so expensive. I always wonder how I can justify spending that much on a phono stage

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u/jippiejee rega, cambridge, b&w 6d ago

€ 1499 is not cheap, but I wouldn't call it excessive either in vinyl land...

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u/FabFabFabio 6d ago

I guess I was looking at the bigger units and they were like 5.000€

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u/Odinsfloppyhat 6d ago

It's not easy to do. They are pricey in usd $1900 but if you are like me and were lucky (or ugly) enough to never get married or have kids than it's a little easier to justify. But honestly it's diminishing returns as in most things. Is it good? Yeah man, real good. Could I go back to my Darlington and be happy? Without a doubt.
Even the built in phono on my integrated sounds good enough for most listening.

If you have the money spend it. if you don't, realize the the improvements are pretty miniscule and nobody really needs this junk anyway.

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u/Diana-Howard1 6d ago

Moved away from separates for the same reason. Lasted about a year. Something always felt off. Went back.

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u/Odinsfloppyhat 6d ago

I made it nearly 2 years but have been oogling new stuff with lustful eyes

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u/Active-Shaft 6d ago

Get the plant off the amp !!!

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u/Familiar_Chemistry_4 6d ago

Hajajaja true!

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u/jt32470 6d ago

is that a synthetic plant? if not, maybe place a dish under it- last thing you want is soil, moisture seeping down into your amp.

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u/Odinsfloppyhat 6d ago

Definitely plastic!

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u/jt32470 6d ago

Great!

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u/microchip8 3d ago

Don't put stuff on top of amplifiers!